LOCKHEED MISSILES AND SPACE COMPANY INC.

USA

Entered the aviation field with Q-Star, developed from the QT-2 (Quiet Thrust) two-seater. Q-Star designed for night sensory missions in Vietnam. The 1967 X-26/QT-2PC quiet reconnaissance aircraft was based on a strengthened Schweizer S6S-2-32 glider, with silenced 180 hp Wankel engine. Saw limited service after the 1968 Tet offensive. Claimed to have operated undetected at 100 ft (30 m). A much modified version of this silent reconnaissance aircraft was developed in 1968 as the Y0-3A.


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